Save £100 on the KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 digital camera

**Gav** · 11th June 2010, 11:29 AM

KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera

The new KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera is where creativity and versatility come together. It zooms in faster, wider, and closer than ever, giving you sharp, steady shots you’ll be proud to share. Kodak’s Share button lets you tag pictures directly from your camera for uploading to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. And its unique vertical shutter release and detachable grip give you the flexibility to go from horizontal to vertical shots with ease. From dramatic wide angles to the convenience of ultra-zoom, the Z981 delivers extraordinary performance.

Sharing your life just got simpler

With the Share button and Kodak's Share button app, sharing your pictures is amazingly simple.
One-button upload—turn moments into memories

Snap your picture
Press the Share button and tag it to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too
Connect your camera to your computer, and with Kodak’s Share button app, your pictures are automatically uploaded
Your pictures and videos are automatically transferred to your computer

Standard features Sensor type1 / 2.33 type
Effective pixels14 MP (4368 × 3256)
Lens26–676 mm (35 mm equiv.) f/2.8–5.0 SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON optical zoom lens
Zoom26X optical, 5X digital, total zoom range 130X
Image stabilizeroptical
Shutter speed auto, 16-1/2000 sec. (S/M modes)
Viewfinderhigh-resolution (230K pixels) electronic, 100% field of view
Display7.6 cm (3.0 in.) (approx. 230K dots), Smart Display, 2 level brightness adjustments
Storage64 MB internal memory[1]available, SDHC/SD card expansion slot
Auto focus Focus TypeTTL imager AF system
Modesnormal, macro, super macro, infinity, manual
Focus range

normal: 0.7 m (wide)/2.5 m (tele)–infinity
macro: 0.1–1.0 m (wide)/1.7–3.0 m (tele)
super macro: 0.01–0.3 m (f=52 mm, 35 mm equiv.)

Auto focus controlsingle, continuous
Auto focus zonesTTL multi-zone, center zone AF, selectable zone AF (25 zones)
Face Recognitionyes
Face Detectionyes
Face-priority AFyes
AF (Auto Focus) assist lightyes
Exposure control ISO sensitivity auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400[2]
Metering modesmulti-pattern, center-weighted, spot
Compensation±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps
Bracketing±1.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps, 3 images
White balanceauto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
Flash Range

6.2 m (@ wide, ISO 400)
3.5 m (@ tele, ISO 400)

Modesauto, red-eye reduction, fill, off
Compensation±1.0 EV in 1/3 steps
Shooting specifications Drive modessingle shot, burst (0.9 fps up to 3 frames), high-speed burst, self-timer (10 sec.), delay shutter (2 sec.), 2-shot self-timer
Shooting modesSmart Capture, sport, portrait, P (programmed AE), A (aperture priority AE), S (shutter priority AE), M (manual exposure), portrait, panorama (left–right, right–left), video, SCN (scene modes)
Scene modeshigh ISO, night portrait, landscape, night landscape, flower, sunset, backlight, candlelight, manner/museum, text, beach, snow, fireworks, children, self-portrait, stage
Click to capture< 0.2 sec.
Shot to shot< 1.6 sec
Still capture Still formatJPEG/EXIF v2.21, KDC RAW image file format
Picture size

14 MP (4288 × 3216)—4:3
12 MP (4288 × 2848)—3:2
10 MP (4288 × 2416)—16:9
6 MP (2832 × 2128)—4:3
3 MP (2048 × 1536)—4:3
2 MP (1920 × 1080)—16:9
1 MP (1280 × 960)—4:3

Compression level

PASM: fine standard, basic, RAW[3]
Smart Capture: standard

Color modeshigh, natural, low, sepia, black and white
Sharpnesshigh, normal, low
Review optionssingle, magnification with navigation box, multi-up, multimedia slideshow, histogram, view by, face recognition
Editingon-camera crop, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology, voice annotation, RAW[4]file development
File managementdelete, undo delete, copy, protect, text tagging, one-button upload, favorite tagging
Video capture FormatQUICKTIME MOV h.264 (video) & AAC LC (audio)
Quality

HDV (1280 × 720) at 30 fps
VGA (640 × 480) at 30 fps
QVGA (320 × 240) at 30 fps

Microphoneyes (monoaural)
Speakeryes (monoaural)
Length

HDV: continuous up to 29 min. based on memory card capacity
VGA/QVGA: continuous up to 80 min. based on memory card capacity

Review optionsplay, rewind, pause, fast-forward and rewind, forward and rewind by frame, multi-up, multimedia slideshow, bookmarks, smart finder
Editingmake a picture from video, action print (4, 9, 16-up), trim, bookmark
File managementdelete, undo delete, copy, protect, text tagging, favorite tagging, multi-select, Share
Share Share menuYouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, e-mail
Customization Custom settingsLCD brightness (5 levels), date stamp (on/off), image storage, capture frame grid (on/off), image stabilizer control, red-eye preflash (on/off), quick view (on/off), advanced digital zoom, orientation sensor, sound, volume, date & time, auto power off, video out, language, reset camera, favorite, set tag, format, about
Physical specifications I/O interfacedigital (USB 2.0 high speed) connector for data and video
PowerKODAK Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable / Ni-MH Rechargeable Digital Camera Batteries (4 AA), optional AC adapter
Dedicated buttons

top: power, shutter, mode dial, jog dial, drive, focus, flash, shutter, select switch
back: zoom, EVF/LCD, 4-way switch, OK, info, menu, review, delete, Share
right side: secondary shutter (vertical shutter)

Tripod mount¼ in. standard
DimensionsW × H × D: 123.7 × 84.8 × 105.0 mm (4.9 × 3.3 × 4.1 in.)
Weight519 g without batteries and memory card

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